LOL! no conspiracies. I messed up graphing them. If you look, the coupler peak is at 9K when they are both suppose to be at 8K. So I will be regraphing them.
Moondrop in-ear monitors Impressions Thread
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jsmiller58
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Yeah, probably, but a good conspiracy theory is a lot more fun!
bryaudioreviews
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Tip Rolling the Moondrop Stellaris
- Can the Horrendous Fit Be Fixed?
After trying out a lot of eartips in my collection, here are my favourite eartips to use with the Stellaris—with 1 specific ear tip that takes the crown as the best fitting and best sounding (for me).
Let's start with how the Stellaris "should fit". According to the official manual (refer to picture below), this is how the Stellaris should fit in one's ears.
This means that the Stellaris should go deep into your ears, and not "hang out" like how we see most people wear them. We can't blame people for wearing the Stellaris "wrong" though, as with the stock UC eartips, I don’t think going deep into the ear canal is possible lol. The eartips are too huge and grippy to be able to go that deep. (Refer to picture 6 to see how the Stellaris with the smallest S size UC eartip fits in my ears)
With that in mind, I have taken the time to try out almost all of the eartips I have in my collection. After countless tries, I have finally found the one eartip that fits my ears really well with the Moondrop Stellaris, and that's...
Spinfit CP-360 (S size)
The cp360 S size allows me to fit the Stellaris deep into my ears, get a great seal, and also prevent the heavy IEM shell from "weighing and pulling down" the Stellaris from my ears (refer to picture below), which kept happening when I was using the stock UC eartips provided by Moondrop.
In terms of sound, the deeper and better fit with the cp360 makes the sub-bass more prominent and the treble less harsh, which in return makes the Stellaris more pleasant to listen to.
Don't get my wrong, the Stellaris is still unquestionably a bright IEM, but if you find yourself wearing the Stellaris with half of the IEM's shell "hanging" outside your ears like how I used to (refer to picture below), you might be wearing them wrongly and thus not getting the most optimal sound out of them.
I understand that not everyone's ears are the same, so here are a few notable options that you can try if Spinfit cp-360 doesn't work for you:
- stock foam tips provided by Moondrop
- Spinfit cp-360 (M)
- KBEar a07
- KBEar a08
- Epro Horn
- Spinfit CP-145
Keep in mind that I have also cut off the earhooks to get a better fit. YMMV.
Hope this helps!
Thank you HiFiGo for loaning me the Moondrop Stellaris for review purposes. All eartips mentioned in this post are all from my own personal collection. Full review of the Moondrop Stellaris + FR measurements will be up within a week.
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On a similar level… the outside coating is pretty similar.
It was a collaboration exclusive with the famed reviewer crinacle so we didn’t included there anyway.
You can find them on shenzhenaudio.
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Matias
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Yes, I bought my Dusk there. Thanks!
Okrelayer
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Hey guys, i have Blessing 2. I noticed that moondrop doesn’t sell the stock tips that come with the blessing. What tips are out there that can replicate the same sound signature? I’m pretty mad they don’t sell the tips that come with the darn IEM.
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Animagus
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Have you tried messaging their global distributor Shenzhen Audio to check if they have them for sale? I'm guessing they'll be able to help you out with a pack if you ask.
If not, I'll recommend some 3rd party tip options for you.
The Moondrop Stellaris is a disappointing first entry by Moondrop into the planar-magnetic IEM space. This is an IEM that could have used more time in development and has unfortunately become a victim of the Chi-Fi industry’s breakneck rush to capitalize on a new driver type trend.
My full review is available on my blog and on Head-Fi.
Matias
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Interesting. This shows how a simple filter choice impacts the frequency response, and how Moondrop could have tried a few filters more to better meet their target for little to no extra cost... 
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I'm quite convinced now that THD+N and resonance control is a huge contributor to a headphones sound. Headphones with high THD, no matter how well EQd, will just sound bad. The Moondrop Chus sound AMAZING EQd and I'm sure the low THD (sub .1% for most of the mid range which is crucial) contributes heavily: https://cdn.l7audiolab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DIs2.jpg
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zotethemitey
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Hey guys does this look like damage to you? It's really hard to tell if it's actual damage or just epoxy residue or something. It almost looks like the BA driver in my Variations exploded, but I don't think thats possible...
first picture is the "damaged looking" right side. second picture is the left side.
They still sound great, even using freq sweeps. So I have no clue TBH.
first picture is the "damaged looking" right side. second picture is the left side.
They still sound great, even using freq sweeps. So I have no clue TBH.
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helloh3adfi
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It doesn't look healthy. Did you switch 3,5 mm or Pentaconn plugs while your amp was on power?
zotethemitey
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nope. I even always unplug them before powering off the amp and I power on the amp before plugging them in to prevent any voltage spikes on startup or shutdown
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